Bang!
Two figures clashed in midair once again, sparks flying from the friction of their encounter.
The surging magic from their battle erupted into a raging storm, tearing through several palace buildings.
Countless shards of debris were swept up and flung away by the violent winds, and the aftermath of the clash even sent a group of royal capital soldiers tumbling across the ground.
The overwhelming magic that burst forth from the sky caused the expressions of everyone in the royal palace to change drastically.
"What the hell is with this monster-like magic?"
"Someone can actually fight on par with Prince Noel? Just who is that person?"
"Run! I don't want to get caught up in this—those monsters are way too dangerous!"
The soldiers of the royal palace murmured among themselves, quickly fleeing far away to avoid the battlefield of the two Noel.
A battle of this level was far beyond anything they could interfere with.
A faint cracking sound rang out.
Noel frowned slightly as he looked at the Sword of Light in his hand, which had once again developed fractures.
"What is going on? This is already the third time in just a few minutes. The magic forming the Sword of Light becomes unstable the moment it comes into contact with his sword..."
Noel lifted his gaze.
Edolas Noel still wore the same indifferent expression, as if the intense battle moments ago hadn't affected him in the slightest.
The longsword in his hand, wrapped in bandages engraved with symbols, showed no apparent energy fluctuations.
However, there was no doubt in Noel's mind—the instability of his Sword of Light was directly related to that sword.
"What's wrong? Not attacking anymore?" Edolas Noel tilted his head slightly and asked indifferently, "How long do you plan to keep up these meaningless tests?"
With a soft exhale, the Sword of Light in his hand solidified once more.
A faint smile unconsciously formed at the corner of his lips. "You're right. I don't have much time to waste here either. Let's get to the main event."
"Oh? Quite confident, aren't you?" Edolas Noel remarked with an unreadable expression. "But you're not wrong. Let's finish this quickly."
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"What on earth is going on?" King Faust of Edolas asked in confusion as he watched the vast number of Exceed flying toward them from the sky.
"It looks like the Extalia Royal Guard—they're attacking in pursuit of the Fallen," the lively girl named Coco beside him replied.
"Then, who is Noel fighting?"
Faust shifted his gaze and saw a golden-haired youth and a silver-haired youth exchanging relentless blows in midair.
A flash of surprise flickered in his eyes.
This was the first time in years that he had seen anyone capable of battling his second son on equal footing.
Even the captain of the Magic Warfare Unit was nothing more than an ant before Noel, yet now, someone had managed to hold him back.
To Faust, this was almost inconceivable.
Coco raised her hand enthusiastically. "Oh! I know this one! I just heard the guards talking. That's Prince Noel from Earthland! Apparently, he came here to reclaim the Magic Crystal, but ended up running into our Noel!"
"Noel from Earthland, huh? Well, that explains it."
Faust suddenly understood.
If it was another world's Noel, then a battle without a clear winner was to be expected.
With that in mind, he stopped paying attention to the two Noels fighting and instead turned his gaze back to the Exceed Royal Guard, who were flying recklessly over the palace.
His expression darkened.
While the Exceed had always acted with unchecked arrogance, like gods above all, their blatant disregard for him as king still filled Faust with anger.
(Hmph, damn Exceed... your judgment day is fast approaching.)
After a brief moment of hesitation, a ruthless glint flashed across Faust's face.
He finally spoke:
"Initiate Operation Code: ETD!"
As soon as Faust's words fell, several royal palace soldiers blew their horns, sending a signal to the royal palace.
On the city walls, soldiers raised their signal flags high.
"Code ETD?" Erza Knightwalker muttered in shock as she saw the signal from the fortress.
"At a time like this?"
"The National Territory Security Final Defense Operation has been activated?"
On the city walls, massive cannon-like devices had already been prepared, their barrels aimed at the Exceed soaring in the sky.
"Take cover inside the buildings!" Seeing the magic-powered cannons being deployed, Carla immediately sensed danger.
She took the lead, guiding Happy and Lucy toward one of the palace buildings, swiftly flying inside for cover.
"Initiate Code ETD!"
At the command of the leading officer, the barrels of the magic cannons gleamed with a massive blue radiance.
With a thunderous boom, torrents of magic energy erupted from more than a dozen magic cannons, striking the airborne Exceed.
"You humans—what the hell are you doing?!" The captain of the Extalia Royal Guard, Nichiya, roared in fury as he was hit by the blast.
"Damn humans! Her Majesty the Queen will not stand for this!!"
In the distance, the battle between Noel and Edolas Noel also came to a temporary halt due to this unexpected development.
"Oh? They actually acted this quickly? Looks like that old man isn't entirely useless after all. I should give him some credit." Edolas Noel lips curled into a smile—whether it was mockery or genuine praise was unclear—as he spoke nonchalantly.
Watching the Extalia Royal Guard being struck by the blue magical energy, a hint of surprise flashed in Noel's eyes.
He slowly asked, "Why are you attacking the Exceed? Aren't they revered as angelic, god-like beings in Edolas?"
"Gods? Hahaha!" Edolas Noel burst into laughter, as if he had just heard the most ridiculous joke. "They're nothing more than a bunch of winged, magic-infused, self-important cats."
As his laughter faded, his expression grew cold once more. "Why should these mongrels get to rule over me? Gods? What a joke. I've never acknowledged them as such. And if these mongrels dare call themselves gods… then we shall slay them."
Noel shook his head. "Whatever. What you do has nothing to do with me. I'm only here to save my comrades."
"Is that so? Then you'd better give it your all." Edolas Noel sneered as he raised his massive sword.
............
A massive cat-shaped Magic Crystal plummeted from the sky—formed from the magic energy of the Extalia Royal Guard who had been struck by the magic cannons.
At this moment, humanity's rebellion against the Exceed had begun.
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